Bangor, Maine – May 29, 1948
P-47N Thunderbolt – U.S. Air Force Photo
On May 29, 1948, Lt. Col. Dana E. Noel was piloting a P-47N fighter plane, (Ser. No. 44-89373), approaching Dow Air Force Base in Bangor when his aircraft suddenly experienced engine trouble. Knowing he couldn’t make the runway, Colonel Noel aimed the plane towards an open field on a farm to make an emergency landing. The plane crash landed but there was no fire. Colonel Noel received serious injuries from which he later recovered.
Colonel Noel was the commanding officer of the 14th Airborne Group.
Source:
The Evening Star, (Washington, D.C.), “Airdrome Group Chief Badly Hurt In Crash”. Mau 30, 1948.
